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^^^ Agree, for example if it's a rose gold Daytona with a diamond dial or a vintage Patek, the latter worth a ton more and with gravitas but 99.9% won't see anything but a standard wristwatch.

The lower brands all have watches styled like Rolexes, Panerais, IWCs, etc. now anyways. People just see watches, not what's authentic like an enthusiast. I sat across from someone in a meeting today who was wearing a Panerai for a hour, it wasn't until we shook hands that I saw that it was a Fossil.

One of my clients has an 7 figure watch collection and bangs around in PP Grand Complications, Langes and a $650K Greubel Forsey platinum tourbillon and tells me he would get more attention if he wore a stainless Rolex, and he likes it that way and it's why he won't wear them, Panerais or AP ROs. People can't comprehend what some pay for the most esoteric or exclusive pieces, so buy away it's all relative.